Praises and Prayers

Celebrating

Today is Koriteh in The Gambia, a day celebrating the end of the month of fasting. As I heard the call to prayer last night marking the breaking of the fast I let out a sigh of relief and many prayers for the lost around me. After 30 long and hungry days, Ramadan has comeContinue reading “Celebrating”

Prayer Week #4

Ramadan will be ending around April 8th with many celebrations. Here in The Gambia everything stops and great feasts are had. Gambians living in the urban area will be coming to their village homes to celebrate the holidays. Pray for safe and reliable travel; currently the ferries that transport most people back and forth acrossContinue reading “Prayer Week #4”

Prayer Week #2

Ramadan, the month of fasting during daylight hours is in full swing here in The Gambia and around the world. This year Ramadan will go until around April 8th. This is a time where Muslim’s are spending lots of time in prayer and thinking about their religion and beliefs. Pray that the light of JesusContinue reading “Prayer Week #2”

Prayer Week #1

Over the next month as Muslims around the world fast from food and drink from sunrise to sunset daily my blog posts will share with you some specific ways that you can be praying. Ramadan is a holy month to Muslims and one of the 5 pillars of their faith. All Muslims who areContinue reading “Prayer Week #1”

Laughter

You have probably all heard “laughter is the best medicine” and all I know is it sure helps get you through the day. One of the first things I was taught when I first moved here and started language study was to laugh at myself and be ok with being laughed at. How can weContinue reading “Laughter”

God over all, even snakes. (Yes there is a snake story and one picture so stop reading if you need to)

I took a little time this week to pray through and process the craziness of last week. When I came back to the village after a wonderful, but busy time with the team from WCC there was a lot to jump in to. Last week started major roofing and plumbing projects as well as aContinue reading “God over all, even snakes. (Yes there is a snake story and one picture so stop reading if you need to)”

Sponge Season

Our adult literacy class facilitator trainings are completed and classes will begin in January. Thank you very much for praying. It was an amazing time and we saw God move in some huge ways. My teammate and I are still exhausted and recovering from all of the hard work of putting on these trainings andContinue reading “Sponge Season”

Bottom of the class

Thank you to all who are praying for our Adult Literacy facilitator training that wraps up on Friday. The last two weeks have been exciting and exhausting. There have been many wonderful conversations and great questions about the biblical teachings. It has been very interesting to see the ways that they teach the alphabet, numbers,Continue reading “Bottom of the class”

Prep and prayer

After a quick grocery run into the city and purchasing some supplies for our adult literacy classes, I am back in the village and things have been in high gear for our training that begins TODAY. 5 Gambian facilitators from 5 nearby villages will spend the next two weeks with us. Some will travel daily,Continue reading “Prep and prayer”

Prayer Meeting

One of the beautiful and essential routines we have here is a Wednesday night prayer meeting. Wednesday afternoon and evenings are set aside for time with the Lord and time to gather together in prayer. Scripture speaks of the Lord being present when two or three are gathered in His name. Although there are onlyContinue reading “Prayer Meeting”